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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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